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Thursday, November 2, 2017
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Peoria mother struggles with another loss to violence
PEORIA - Travonne Little spoke softly Wednesday about hard farewells in her family."I lost my little brother. I lost a s…
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Schock's attorneys appeal judge's order throwing out some but not all the charges
PEORIA - Attorneys for former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock have appealed an order last week that threw out two but not all of …
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Wine, iPad taken from Riverfront eatery
PEORIA - Two men took two cases of wine and an iPad from the Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern sometime Sunday.The manager of th…
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Peorian held on $5,000 bond for allegedly striking girlfriend
PEORIA - A 30-year-old Peoria man was held on $5,000 for allegedly attacking his girlfriend Tuesday.Mario M. Howard, 30,…
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Two Peoria automotive stores damaged, one burglarized
PEORIA - Two central Peoria automotive stores were burglarized early Tuesday morning.John's Automotive, 2205 N. Universi…
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Gibson City couple robbed in Peoria after arranging on Facebook to sell iPhone
PEORIA - A Gibson City couple drove more than an hour to sell an iPhone to a person in Peoria, but things didn't work ou…
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Peoria medical office ransacked; items missing
PEORIA - Several rooms were ransacked during a break-in last week at a Peoria medical office.According to a police repor…
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A hotel might be happening in the Heights
PEORIA HEIGHTS - The village of Peoria Heights has commissioned a study on the feasibility of a hotel in the downtown ar…
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State Bank of Speer to merge with Morton Community Bank
SPEER - The two branches of State Bank of Speer will merge with Morton Community Bank in the first quarter next year.Th…
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Salvation Army posts sign-up times for holiday assistance
PEORIA - The Salvation Army will begin its Christmas assistance sign-ups next week at its Corps Community Center, 2903 W…
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Employee injured at Caterpillar's Morton facility
MORTON - An employee of Caterpillar Inc. in Morton was taken to a Peoria hospital early Wednesday morning after an accid…
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LISTEN: Legendary high school cross country coach Bob LaCroix
With the IHSA state cross country championships coming to Detweiller Park this weekend, we talk with retired hall of fam…
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Teen held on weapons charge after Sunday's fatal shooting in Peoria
PEORIA - A 16-year-old boy arrested after Sunday's fatal shooting of another teen was held Wednesday on a weapons charge…
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U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood unsure who he'll support for governor
SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, says he's not sure who he will support for governor in 2018."I was and c…
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Medical group in Pekin losing OB/GYN
PEKIN - ProHealth Medical Group OB/GYN's Dr. Arie Shaw will be leaving the practice Dec. 31 to be closer to family, acco…
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